les filles de illighadad Eghass Malan (LP, £19.95)

Future Tuareg music from the female led avant-rock group Les
Filles de Illighadad. Mixing traditional percussion with
electric guitars, Les Filles bring ancient village folk music
into the modern era. Drawing on traditional tende music, the
forgotten inspiration of Tuareg guitar, Fatou and Les Filles
breath new life into the genre. Hypnotic guitar riffs, driving
rhythms and polyphonic resonant vocals combine to create an
organic sound, that is both timeless and natural. A wholly
original project, from a band that had never left their village
before 2016. This is their first studio production.